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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. J. WHITE.

SWING.

No. 281,216. Patented July 10, 1883.

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(Nu Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

H. J. WHITE.

SWING.

No. 281,216. Patented July 10,1883.

PATENT QFEIQE.

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SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application lilcd Aprii it? W ll.

.T; 14/] whom it may concern.-

Be it known that. I, llnxnv J. \Yurrn. a cit izen of the United States,residing at .\uhnrn. in the county ot't avuga aml State ot'Xew York.have invented new and useful lmprovement in Swings, ot which thet'ollowing is a specitication.

)[vinvention relates toswings; and the nov- 1 elt yconsists in theconstruction, arrangement. l and adaptation of parts, as will he morelhllv hereinafter set t'orth. and specifically pointed out in theclaims. L

The ohject ot' the invention is to prmlncc a 1 device which will heinexpensive in mannlacture. safe in practice. durable and ellicient inservice. and simple in design; and to these ends the invention consistsin the mechanisms i fully illustrated in the accompairving drawl ings,which form a part of this specification. 1 and in which Figure l. is aperspective view ot the device complete; Fig. 2, a detail view of one ofthe peudnlunrtl'ames, showing the manner ol' se curing the arms. insection; and Fig. 2}, a hot tom plan view of the carriage. partly insect ion. to show the continuous securing or pivoting bolts and stltllg'lill(lllllgdlltllS.

ln devices of this class as ordinarily constructed several dillicultiesaccrue, among 1 which may he mentioned the tendency ol the weight of theparties in the carriage, when the same is near the end of itsoscillatory stroke in either direction. to lift the opposite side ot thesupporting-t'rame from the ground. or. it it is supported in the ground,to work the stand ards loose from their hearings. Another dit" lieultv,which frequently is formidahle and dangerous, is the liahilit vol'children or other careless occupants of the carriage injuring theirhands try having them crushed between the penduluiintrames and the sidesof the can riage. In my invention l obviate these dit'ti culties. and inmy construction I place importance upon the form and arrangement of thependulunrtrames in their relations to the carriage and to the. susu-nsion-pivots.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the hase which may he composed ofsills, as shown in drawings.or any other suitable const ruct ion. fromwhich arise the crossstamlards ILwhich aresecured to t he cap-ho\'(above from which the pendulum'l'rames are suspemled. heing 1 Patent No,281,216, dated July 10, 1883.

(No model 1 connected thereto h v any suitahle device.

The hase extends in either direction suliicientlv t'ar to renderlcsslialvlethe force of the 1 carriage to tilt it. and the cross-standardsl,

are inclined inward l'rom the base near to apex. to at'l'ord a strongand sulistantial t'rame.

.l) designates the 1iendnlunrt'rames. each ot' which in the presentexample is formed of two tlexihle piecesot' t imher; oreach ma vlre madefrom one piece ol t'imher slitted to any desired point. the loose endsof which receive the carriage-rods t. and t'rom this point to a point ator near their ltjnigitudinal centersthevare parallel with each other. ornearly so. and are secured to a tl'oss-lttll'. d. From this cross-liar Jthey incline inward until their upper ends are in contact.pendulum-t'rames l) are strengthenedl1 metal st raps 1:. inch sing t heends oi'eaeh. ilhest raps areto st rengthen and prevent the endsol'pendnlum-t'ranu-s l) l'roni splitting or spreading.

Secured to or formed upon the carriage I), around the earriage-rods e.are lugs c. against which the arms ol' the frames l) have a hean t ing,and which serve to prevent the said parts coming in contact to injurethe hands of the occupants of the carriage. The rods c pass entirelvthrough each ol the arms of each frame l).through thclugs or washersrflthrough thecarriage transversely, and are held in place lrv a nut. w.or other device.

The carriage I) is provided with seats 16'. and upon its lower surfacewith transverse strengthening-cleats c".

From the cross-hars l are suspended ropesf. eaehcarnving anadjustahlehandle. which may readily be adjusted up or down to suitditl'erent-sized persons. and the handles (t of one set are adapted tohe passed over to the occupant of the opposite seat. and vice versa.whereby the proper oscillations are given to the swing.

Modificationsmavhe made in details of con struct ion without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, theessential features of which are comprised in the extended base or sillswith inclined standards. the swingt'rame suspended from the same holtswhich secure the standards together. or from other suitable supports.the peculiar constructit'm ol'the pelnlulunrlralnes. and thecarriage inits form and adaptation to the concomitant parts.

The extreme upper ends ot' It. will ho ()llSt'lVttt that. duo to thooonst ruotion shown. tho swing-oarriago will at all titnos maintain itshorizontal position.

Havingthnsdosorihod1n vinvontion. what I olaiin is l. A swing ooinposodol tho inolinod orossing standards ,li. tho oap(. soonrod to thoupporondstd'thostandards. thopondultun-t'ranios1).havingthoirnpporondshungindopondontly on pivots within and adiaoontto tho opposito onds of tho (rap. and thoir lowor onds o1nhraoing andpivot'od to tho oarriago l'l at its ond portions, and tho ltaso A A.ootnposod ot' sills socurod to tho loworonds ot'tho orossing standardsandoxtondinghoyondthosoonring-points. substantially as and forthopttrposo dosorihod.

2. A swing colnposod of tho inolinod orossing standards B. the (-211 t,soonrod to tho upporcnds ot't'ho standards. tho pondu] nm-t'rainos I),having parallol portions onihraoing tho (-nd portions of tho carriage E.and having thoir upper (ends hung on pivots within and adjaoont to theonds of tho oap. the straps 1*. strongthoningtho npporonds ot'thopondnhnnt'ralnos, and tho haso A. A. ooniposod ot' sills sootlrod to tholowor onds of tho orossing liars and oxt'onding'ltoyondthosoonring-pointssnlr stantiallyas shown and dosorilwd.

2%. In a swing. tho pondulunrt'rantos lLoaoh 4'. A swing ooniposodot'tho standards ll. tho

oap tho pomlnlnnrt'rantos l).pivotod at thoir nppor onds within tho oap.tho oarriao'o having rods o at its opposito ond portions.pivotod hotwoontho pomtuhnn-t'rainos. and tho lags o on tho rods hotwoon tho oarriaooand tho pondnlmn-t'ralnos. t'or soparating tho t'rantos from tho sidosof tho oarriago-hmty. snhstantially as shown and dosorihod.

5. 'lho ooinhinatioinwith tho pivotod pondnlnln-t'raim-s 1) and thooarriago l). oonnootod l) rods o. of tho lugs o' soot1rod to tho rods hotwoon t'ho oarriago and tho pondulnnrt'ralnos. to soparato tho sidos oftho oarriago from tho said t'ranios. snhstantialtv as shown anddosorihod.

ln tostinionv \vhorotd'l havo horounto sot my hand in tho prosonoo oftwo snhsorihing witnossos.

